Atlantic 2024 season
Hurricane Debby (2024)
Hurricane Debby was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (70 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 979 mb. It was active from Aug 2, 2024 to Aug 10, 2024 and made 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 1 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 70 kt / 81 mph / 130 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 979 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 2, 2024 – Aug 10, 2024 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 3.9 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Debby 2024. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2024 | Tropical depression | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 20.9N 78.9W |
| Aug 4, 2024 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 23.9N 83.2W |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 28.3N 84.1W |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 30.8N 82.3W |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Subtropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 31.9N 80.4W |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Subtropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 32.7N 79.4W |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Extratropical | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 35.5N 80.1W |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Extratropical | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 45.3N 73.0W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.